1. the process or period of gathering in crops: "helping with the harvest"Similargathering in of the cropsharvestingharvest timeharvest homereapingpickingcollectingrare:garneringingatheringgleaningculling
▪ the season's yield or crop: "a poor harvest"Similaryieldcropvintageyear's growthfruitsproduce
▪ a quantity of animals caught or killed for human use: "a limited harvest of wild mink"
1. gather (a crop) as a harvest: "after harvesting, most of the crop is stored in large buildings"Similargather ingatherbring intake inreappickcollectrare:garneringathergleancull
▪ catch or kill (animals) for human consumption or use: "the quantity of squid harvested has risen"
▪ remove (cells, tissue, or an organ) from a person or animal for transplantation or experimental purposes.
▪ collect or obtain (a resource) for future use:"the research teams are leading the way in identifying new ways of harvesting the sun's energy"
Word OriginOld Englishhærfest ‘autumn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herfst and German Herbst, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin carpere ‘pluck’ and Greek karpos ‘fruit’.
